Monday, March 7, 2016

11 projects approved in February letting

A $19.9 million project to replace five
bridges on I-235 in Wichita between Zoo Boulevard and K-96 was approved as part
of the Feb. 17 KDOT letting. Dondlinger & Sons from Wichita will be the
prime contractor. The two new bridges over the Arkansas River and the
Wichita-Valley Center Floodway Canal on the southbound lanes of I-235 will be
constructed in 2016, with the roadway being fully re-opened to traffic late
this fall. Work will resume next spring to construct the two new bridges on
northbound I-235 over the Arkansas River and the Floodway Canal, as well as the
25th Street overpass over I-235.

The project will utilize the “Smart Work
Zone” system to better handle the traffic flow through the construction zone. A
Smart Work Zone consists of a group of devices that work together, using
software to automatically detect traffic conditions and respond using
preprogrammed messages on travel times and slowed/stopped traffic conditions
through the work zone, to provide advance traffic condition information to
motorists approaching the work zone.

To see more details about the 11 projects
approved in last month’s letting, click here.